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• Water Main Improvements <br />• Water Main Replacements <br />• Water Main Relocations <br />• Water Services and Meters <br />• General Plant <br />• Water Conservation Loans <br />Billable capital work, such as developer driven main extensions and damages to facilities, is not <br />included in the CIP. However, billable work is included in the Financial Summary, Appendix A. <br />Qualifying Criteria <br />Capital projects must meet one or more of the following criteria to be included in the CIP. <br />• To implement EWEB Board approved plans and policies <br />• Address health and safety needs, including regulatory requirements <br />• Improve existing assets and improve efficiency of EWEB operations <br />• Increase capacity to meet current or future needs <br />• Be funded from within the current and projected revenue streams, or bonding <br />authorizations <br />Capital .Needs <br />Renewals and Replacements -These projects replace facilities due to dilapidation or <br />obsolescence of the facility. Facility renewal extends the useful life through updating. No <br />capacity improvements result from renewals or replacements. <br />Site and Facility Upgrades -Upgrades can serve two purposes. One is to increase the <br />functional capacity of the facility due to increased demands or hydraulic benefits. An upgrade <br />can also renew or replace a facility. <br />;~:- <br />Capacity Improvements • These projects are new`facilities and serve new and°future demands <br />in the system. ` <br />~4 <br />~f.,'i ', ~.~ ,. _, <br />;Establishing Project Priorities <br />The most difficult task of developing a 5-year capital plan is setting prionties for vanous and <br />~ . ~compet ng projects These projects~com~te for the hmited,fun~~s,~vailable to perform cap~ta.l <br />Yriprovement`projects. Therefore; a crifenon was develo~eCl ~to prioritize projects to ~maigtain the <br />highest level of service to` our customers. ' ` <br />,~. _ <br />Generally, prioritizations of projects-are based on the, following criteria <br />~f <br />' Health and Safety t , ~ , <br />• Increased capacity to meet.current and future. growth <br />Water Division - Five.Year Capital /mnmvampnt Plan <br />